Chapter 197
Shakei seemed genuinely shaken after dropping into the losers' bracket.
“I can’t believe I lost... to a rookie...”
He must’ve been sure he was going to win this match.
And I had just shattered that confidence.
Honestly, I couldn’t blame him.
But still, seeing someone who’d been so full of energy earlier now looking that defeated—
It did make me feel a little bad.
I wasn’t even sure we'd be playing Soul Clash today, but...
I’d practiced for this just in case, based on Iyura’s prediction.
That guess turned out to be right, and luck had definitely played a part.
So I walked over to the losers’ bracket side and leaned down to whisper into Shakei’s ear.
“I didn’t win easily, you know. I just got a little lucky.”
